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Supposition vs Deduction - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between supposition and deduction

is that supposition is something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture while deduction is that which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.

supposition

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that is supposed; an assumption made to account for known facts, conjecture
  • The act or an instance of supposing

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    deduction

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed
  • A sum that can be removed from tax calculations; something that is written off
    • You might want to donate the old junk and just take the deduction .
  • (logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.
  • A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out
    • He arrived at the deduction that the butler didn't do it.
  • The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
    • Through his powers of deduction , he realized that the plan would never work.